OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST COMPONENT, OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS

ELEMENT DE CATALYSEUR POUR LA POLYMERISATION D'OLEFINES, CE CATALYSEUR ET PROCEDE A CETTE FIN

English Abstract

In accordance with the present invention, there are
provided olefin polymerization catalyst components comprising an
organoaluminum oxy-compound having less than 10 % in terms of
Al atom of Al component dissolving in benzene kept at 60 C, and
olefin polymerization catalyst containing said olefin
polymerization catalyst components. The olefin polymerization
catalysts have excellent polymerization activities, and are capable
of giving olefin (co)polymers having a narrow molecular weight
distribution and a narrow composition distribution.

Claims

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THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An olefin polymerization catalyst component comprising
an organoaluminum oxy-compound having less than 10% in terms of
Al atom of Al component soluble in benzene at 60°C, wherein a
ratio (D1260/D1220) of an absorbance (D1260) at 1260 cm-1 to an
absorbance (D1220) at 1220 cm-1, both obtained by infrared
spectrophotometry, is less than 0.09 and the organoaluminum oxy-
compound is prepared by bringing a solution of aluminoxane into
contact with water or active hydrogen containing compound or by
bringing a solution of an organoaluminum compound into contact
with water in such an amount that organoaluminum atoms in the
organoaluminum compound dissolved in the reaction system is less
than 20% based on the total organoaluminum atoms.
2. The olefin polymerization catalyst component as claimed
in claim 1, wherein the Al component soluble in benzene at 60°C
is less than 2% in terms of Al atom.
3. The olefin polymerization catalyst component as claimed
in claim 1, wherein the (D1260/D1220) ratio is from 0.04 to 0.07.
4. The olefin polymerization catalyst component as claimed
in claim 1, wherein the organoaluminum oxy-compound contains a
unit of the formula:
<IMG>

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(wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon
atoms).
5. The olefin polymerization catalyst component as claimed
in claim 4, wherein R1 is methyl.
6. The olefin polymerization catalyst component as defined
in claim 4, which is produced by:
bring a solution of aluminoxane of C1-12 hydrocarbon
in a reaction-inert organic solvent into contact with water or
an active hydrogen-containing compound, wherein the amount of
the used water or the active hydrogen-containing compound is
from 0.1 to 5 moles per mole of Al atom in the aluminoxane.
7. The olefin polymerization catalyst component as claimed
in claim 6, wherein an organoaluminum compound in a reaction-
inert organic solvent is brought into contact with water,
wherein the amount of the used water is such that the amount of
the organoaluminum compound dissolved is less than 20% based on
the total organoaluminum compound, thereby directly producing the
desired olefin polymerization catalyst component in the organic
solvent.
8. The olefin polymerization catalyst component as claimed
in claim 5, which is benzene-insoluble methylaluminum oxy-
compound produced by:
bringing a solution of methylaluminoxane in a reaction-
inert hydrocarbon solvent into contact with water or an active
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water or the active hydrogen-containing compound is from 0.1 to
5 moles per mole of Al atom in the methylaluminoxane.
9. An olefin polymerization catalyst comprising:
[A] an organoaluminum oxy-compound as defined in any
one of claims 1 through 8, and
[B] a transition metal compound containing a ligand
having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton.
10. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 9, wherein the transition metal compound [B] is a transition
metal compound containing at least two ligands having a cyclo-
alkadienyl skeleton, the ligands being bonded together through a
lower alkylene group.
11. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 9, wherein the transition metal compound [B] is a
zirconium compound of the formula:
R2kR3lR4mR5nM
(wherein:
M is zirconium,
k, l, m, and n are each 1,
R2 and R3 are each a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadienyl,
alkyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-
indenyl, 4-methyl-1-indenyl, 5-methyl-1-indenyl, 6-methyl-1-
indenyl, 7-methyl-1-indenyl, 5-methoxy-1-indenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-
1-indenyl, 4,7-dimethyl-1-indenyl, 4,7-dimethoxy-1-indenyl and

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fluorenyl, where the two ligands having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton may be bonded together via a lower alkylene group, and
R4 and R5 are each C1-12 alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl,
tolyl, benzyl, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, phenoxy, halogen or
hydrogen).
12. An olefin polymerization catalyst comprising:
[A] an organoaluminum oxy-compound as defined in any
one of claims 1 through 8,
[B] a transition metal compound containing a ligand
having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, and
[C] an organoaluminum compound.
13. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 12, wherein the transition metal compound [B] is a
transition metal compound containing at least two ligands having
a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, these ligands being bonded together
through a lower alkylene group.
14. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 12, wherein the organoaluminum compound [C] is represented
by the formula:
R6mAlX3-m (wherein R6 is hydrocarbon of 1-12 carbon
atoms, X is halogen and m is a number of 1-3), or by the formula:
R6nAlY3-n (wherein R6 is as defined above, Y is
hydrogen, -OR7, -OSiR8 3, -OAlR9 2, <IMG> , -NR12 2 or -SiR13 3, n
is 1-2, and R7-R13 are each hydrogen, halogen or hydrocarbon).

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15. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 12, wherein the transition metal compound [B] is a
zirconium compound of the formula:
R2kR3lR4mR5nM
(wherein:
M is zirconium,
k, l, m, and n are each 1,
R2 and R3 are each a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadienyl,
alkyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-
indenyl, 4-methyl-1-indenyl, 5-methyl-1-indenyl, 6-methyl-1-
indenyl, 7-methyl-1-indenyl, 5-methoxy-1-indenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-
1-indenyl, 4,7-dimethyl-1-indenyl, 4,7-dimethoxy-1-indenyl and
fluorenyl, where the two ligands having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton
may be bonded together via a lower alkylene group, and R4 and R5
are each C1-12 alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, tolyl,
benzyl, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, phenoxy, halogen or hydrogen).
16. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 15, wherein the organoaluminum compound [C] is a trialkyl-
aluminum.
17. An olefin polymerization catalyst comprising:
[A] an organoaluminum oxy-compound as defined in any
one of claims 1 through 8,
[B] a transition metal compound containing a ligand
having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, and

[D] an aluminoxane having at least one hydrocarbon
group other than n-alkyl group bonded to the aluminum atom.
18. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 17, wherein the transition metal compound [B] is a
transition metal compound containing at least two ligands having
a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, the ligands being bonded together
through a lower alkylene group.
19. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 17, wherein the hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group
in the aluminoxane [D] is branched chain alkyl, cycloalkyl or
aryl.
20. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 17, wherein the transition metal compound [B] is a
zirconium compound of the formula:
R2kR3lR4mR5nM
(wherein:
M is zirconium,
k, l, m, and n are each 1,
R2 and R3 are each a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadienyl,
alkyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-
indenyl, 4-methyl-1-indenyl, 5-methyl-1-indenyl, 6-methyl-1-
indenyl, 7-methyl-1-indenyl, 5-methoxy-1-indenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-
1-indenyl, 4,7-dimethyl-1-indenyl, 4,7-dimethoxy-1-indenyl and
fluorenyl, where the two ligands having a cycloalkadienyl

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skeleton may be bonded together via a lower alkylene group, and
R4 and R5 are each C1-12 alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl,
tolyl, benzyl, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, phenoxy, halogen or
hydrogen).
21. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 20, wherein the organoaluminoxane [D] is a benzene-soluble
aluminoxane having a solubility in benzene at 23°C of at least
1 gram atom-Al/liter and the hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl
group therein is an isoalkyl group.
22. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 21, wherein the organoaluminoxane [D] is
(i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2, (i-Bu)2Al-OMe, <IMG>
Al(i-Bu)2 or a mixture thereof.
23. An olefin polymerization catalyst comprising:
[A] an organoaluminum oxy-compound as defined in any
one of claims 1 through 8,
[B] a transition metal compound containing a ligand
having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton,
[C] an organoaluminum compound, and
[D] an aluminoxane having at least one hydrocarbon group
other than n-alkyl group bonded to the aluminum atom.
24. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 23, wherein the transition metal compound [B] is a
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a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, said ligands being bonded together
through a lower alkylene group.
25. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 23, wherein the organoaluminum compound [C] is represented
by the formula:
R6mAlX3-m (wherein R6 is hydrocarbon of 1-12 carbon
atoms, X is halogen and m is a number of 1-3), or by the formula:
R6nAlY3-n (wherein R6 is as defined above, Y is hydrogen,
-OR7, -OSiR8 3, -OAlR9 2, <IMG> , -NR12 2 or -SiR13 3, n is a number
of 1-2, and R7-R13 are each hydrogen, halogen or hydrocarbon).
26. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 23, wherein the hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group
is branched chain alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl.
27. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 23, wherein the transition metal compound [B] is a
zirconium compound of the formula:
R2kR3lR4mR5nM
(wherein:
M is zirconium,
k, l, m, and n are each 1,
R2 and R3 are each a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadienyl,
alkyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-
indenyl, 4-methyl-1-indenyl, 5-methyl-1-indenyl, 6-methyl-1-

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indenyl, 7-methyl-1-indenyl, 5-methoxy-1-indenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-1-
indenyl, 4,7-dimethyl-1-indenyl, 4,7-dimethoxy-1-indenyl and
fluorenyl, where the two ligands having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton may be bonded together via a lower alkylene group, and
R4 and R5 are each C1-12 alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl,
tolyl, benzyl, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, phenoxy, halogen or
hydrogen).
28. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 27, wherein the organoaluminum compound [C] is a trialkyl-
aluminum.
29. The olefin polymerization catalyst as claimed in
claim 28, wherein the organoaluminoxane [D] is a benzene-soluble
aluminoxane having a solubility in benzene at 23°C of at least 1
gram atom-Al/liter and the hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl
group therein is an isoalkyl group.
30. A process for the polymerization of olefins, which
comprises polymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing olefins in
the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst as described
in claim 9.
31. A process for the polymerization of olefins, which
comprises polymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing olefins in
the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst as described
in claim 11.
32. The process as claimed in claim 31, wherein at least
one olefin selected from the group of ethylene and .alpha.-olefin of 3

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to 20 carbon atoms is polymerized in a reaction system at a
temperature of 0 to 150°C at a pressure in the range of from
ordinary pressure to 100 Kg/cm2 using 10-5 to 10-2 gram atom Al
of the organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] and 10-7 to 10-4 mol of
the transition metal compound [B], each per liter of the
reaction system.
33. A process for the polymerization of olefins, which
comprises polymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing olefins in
the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst as described
in claim 12.
34. A process for the polymerization of olefins, which
comprises polymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing olefins in
the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst as described
in claim 16.
35. The process as claimed in claim 34, wherein at least
one olefin selected from the group of ethylene and .alpha.-olefin of 3
to 20 carbon atoms is polymerized in a reaction system at a
temperature of 0 to 150°C at a pressure in the range of from
ordinary pressure to 100 Kg/cm2 using 10-5 to 10-2 gram atom Al
of the organoaluminum oxy-compound [A], 10-7 to 10-4 mol of the
transition metal compound [B] and 10-4 to 10-2 mol of the
organoaluminum compound [C], each per liter of the reaction
system, a ratio in terms of Al atoms of the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] to the organoaluminum compound
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36. A process for the polymerization of olefins, which
comprises polymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing olefins in
the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst as described
in claim 17.
37. A process for the polymerization of olefins, which
comprises polymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing olefins in
the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst as described
in claim 21.
38. The process as claimed in claim 37, wherein at least
one olefin selected from the group of ethylene and .alpha.-olefin of
3 to 20 carbon atoms is polymerized in a reaction system at a
temperature of 0 to 150°C at a pressure in the range of from
ordinary pressure to 100 Kg/cm2 using 10-5 to 10-2 gram atom Al
of the organoaluminum oxy-compound [A], 10-7 to 10-4 mol of the
transition metal compound [B] and 10-4 to 10-2 gram atom Al of
the aluminoxane [D], each per liter of the reaction system, a
ratio in terms of Al atoms of the benzene-insoluble organo-
aluminum oxy-compound [A] to the aluminoxane [D] being from
0.01 to 5.
39. A process for the polymerization of olefins, which
comprises polymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing olefins in
the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst as described
in claim 23.
40. A process for the polymerization of olefins, which
comprises polymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing olefins in

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the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst as described
in claim 29.
41. A process for producing an olefin polymerization
catalyst component composed of a benzene-insoluble organo-
aluminum oxy-compound having less than 10% in terms of Al atom
soluble in benzene at 60°C and a ratio (D1260/D1220) of an
absorbance (D1260) at 1260 cm-1 to an absorbance (D1220) at 1220
cm-1, both obtained by infrared spectrophotometry,of less than
0.09, which process comprises:
bringing a solution of aluminoxane into contact with
water or an active hydrogen containing compound in a reaction-
inert organic solvent using 0.1 to 5 moles of the water or the
active hydrogen containing compound per mole of Al atoms present
in the aluminoxane at a temperature of 20 to 100°C for a period
of time which is within the range of from 0.5 to 300 hours and
is sufficient to form the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound.
42. The process according to claim 41, wherein the solution
of aluminoxane is a hydrocarbon solvent solution of aluminoxane
and the aluminoxane is obtained by reacting a trialkylaluminum
directly with water, ice or water vapor in a reaction-inert
solvent or with a suspension in a hydrocarbon solvent of a salt
containing water of crystallization.
43. The process according to claim 42, wherein a solution
of the aluminoxane in toluene is brought into contact with water
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80°C for a period of time which is in the range of from 1 to 150
hours and is appropriate for forming the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound.
44. The process as claimed in claim 42, wherein the
aluminoxane is methylaluminoxane and a toluene solution thereof
is brought into contact with water at a temperature of about 80°C
for a period of 1 to 150 hours.
45. The process as claimed in claim 44, wherein the water
is in the form of water of crystallization of a salt.
46. The process as claimed in claim 45, wherein the salt is
magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, aluminum sulfate, copper
sulfate, nickel sulfate, iron sulfate or cerous chloride.

Description

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TITLE
OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST COMPONENT,
OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST
AND PROOESS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS
s
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to olefin polymerization catalyst
components, olefin polymerization catalyst and process for the
polymerization of olefins, and more particularly to novel olefin
10 polymerization catalyst components and olefin polymerization
catalysts having excellent polymerization activities and capable of
giving olefin (co)polymers having a narrow molecular weight
distribution and a narrow composition distribution.
1 5 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It has heretofore been known that titanium based catalysts
composed of a titanium compound and an organoaluminum
compound, or vanadium based catalysts composed of a vanadium
compound and an organoaluminum compound are used as catalyst
2 0 for the preparation of a-olefin polymers, for example, ethylene
polymers or ethylene/a-olefin copolymers.
Generally, ethylene/a-olefin copolymers obtained with the
titanium based catalysts have a broad molecular weight

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distribution and a broad composition distribution and are poor in
transparency, surface non-tackiness and dynamical properties.
Ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers obtained with the vanadium based
catalyst have a narrow molecular weight distribution and a
S narrow composition distribution in comparison with the
ethylene/a-olefin copolymers obtained with the titanium based
catalysts, and show a fairly good improvement in transparency,
surface non-tackiness and dynamical properties, but said catalyst
are low in polymerization activities and the resulting
10 ethylene/a-olefin copolymers require deashing operation.
Thereafter, it is desired that catalyst systems further improved in
these properties and developed to make their appearance.
Under such circumstances, on the one hand, there have been
proposed recently processes for the preparation of ethylene/a-
l S olefin copolymers using catalysts composed of zirconiumcompounds and aluminoxanes as a new type of Ziegler catalysts
for olefin polymerization.
For example, Japanese Patent L-O-P Publn. No. 19309/1983
discloses a process for the preparation of ethylene/a-olefin
2 0 copolymers, which process comprises polymerizing ethylene and
one or at least two C3-C12 oc-olefins at a temperature of from -
50C to 200C in the presence of a catalyst composed of a

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transition metal containing compound represented by the
. following formula
(Cyclopentadienyl)2MeRHal
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wherein R is cyclopentadienyl, Cl-C6 alkyl or halogen, Me is a
transition metal and Hal is halogen, and a linear aluminoxane
represented by the following formula
A120R4 (Al(R)-O)n
wherein R is methyl or ethyl, and n is a number of from 4 to 20,
or a cyclic aluminoxane represented by the following formula
1 ~Al(R)-O)n+2
wherein R and n are as defined above. This patent L-O-P
publication teaches that in order to regulate the density of the
resulting polyethylene, the polymerization of ethylene should be
20 carried out in the presence of small quantities of up to 10% by
weight of fairly long chain a-olefins or mixtures thereof.

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Japanese Patent L-O-P Publn. No. 95292/1984 discloses an
invention relating to processes for preparing a linear
aluminoxanes represented by the following formula
R ~ R \ /R
Al - O--Al - O n Al
R \ / R
wherein n is a number of from 2 to 40, and R is Cl-C6 alkyl, and a
cyclic aluminoxane represented by the following formula
l l
( Al (R) - O ) n+2
wherein n and R are as defined above.
This patent L-O-P publication describes that when the
1 5 polymerization of ethylene is carried out in the presence of a
mixture comprising the aluminoxane prepared by the process of
said publication, for example, methyl aluminoxane, and a
bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium compound or a
bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium compound, there are obtained at
2 0 least twenty-five million grams of polyethylene per 1 g of the
transition metal and per 1 hour.
Japanese Patent L-O-P Publn. No. 35005/1985 discloses a
process for preparing olefin polymerization catalyst, which

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comprises first reacting an aluminoxane compound represented
by the following formula
R\ / \ /R
Al - O Al - O n Al
R~ ~Rl J \R
wherein Rl is Cl-Clo alkyl, and R is Rl or R represents -O- by
linkage, with a magnesium compound, and then chlorinating the
reaction product, followed by treatment with a compound of Ti, V,
Zr or Cr. This patent L-O-P publication describes that the catalysts
prepared by the process are particularly suitable for use in
copolymerization of ethylene and C3-C12 a-olefins.
Japanese Patent L-O-P Publn. No. 35006/1985 discloses a
combination of (a) two or more dissimilar mono-, di- or tri-
cyclopentadienyls or their derivatives of transition metals and (b)
an aluminoxane as a catalyst for preparation of reactor blended
polymers. Example 1 of this Patent L-O-P publication discloses
that ethylene and propylene are polymerized in the presence of a
catalyst composed of bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)dimethyl
zirconium and an aluminoxane to obtain polyethylene having a
2 0 number average molecular weight of 15,300, a weight average
molecular weight of 36,400 and containing 3.4% of the propylene
component. In Example 2 of this patent L-O-P publication,
ethylene and propylene are polymerized in the presence of a

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catalyst composed of bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium
dichloride, bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride and
an aluminoxane to obtain a blend of polyethylene and an
ethylene/propylene copolymer consisting of a toluene-soluble
5 portion having a number average molecular weight of 2,200 and a
weight average molecular weight of 11,900 and containing 30
mol% of the propylene component and a toluene-insoluble portion
having a number average molecular weight of 3,000 and a weight
average molecular weight of 7,400 and containing 4.8 mol% of the
1 0 propylene component, said blend having a number average
molecular weight of 2,000 and a weight average molecular weight
of 8,300 and containing 7.1 mol% of the propylene component.
Similarly, Example 3 discloses a blend of LLDPE and an
ethylene/propylene copolymer consisting of a soluble portion
1 5 having a molecular weight distribution (Mw /1\~) of 4.57 and
containing 20.6 mol% of the propylene component and an
insoluble portion having a molecular weight distribution of 3.04
and containing 2.9 mol% of the propylene component.
Japanese Patent L-O-P Publn. No. 35007/1985 discloses a
2 0 process wherein ethylene alone is polymerized, or ethylene and
an a-olefin of 3 or more carbon atoms are copolymerized in the
presence of a catalyst system containing a metallocene and a
cyclic aluminoxane represented by the following formula

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( Al (R) - O ) n+2
wherein R is an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and n is an
5 integer of 1 to about 20, or a linear aluminoxane represented by
the following formula
R ( R - Al - O ) n Al R2
10 wherein R and n are as defined above.
According to this patent L-O-P publication, the polymers
obtained in this manner have a weight average molecular weight
of about 500 to about 1,400,000 and a molecular weight
distribution of 1.5 to 4Ø
1 5 Japanese Patent L-O-P Publn. No. 35008/1985 discloses that
polyethylene or ethylene/C3 Clo a-olefins copolymers having a
wide molecular weight distribution are prepared by using a
catalyst system comprising at least two metallocenes and
aluminoxane. This patent L-O-P publication indicates that the
2 0 copolymers obtained in this manner have a molecular weight
distribution (Mw /Mn) of 2-50.
Japanese Patent L-O-P Publns. Nos. 260602/1985 and
130604/1985 propose processes for polymerizing olefins by using

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catalysts formed from a transition metal compound and a mixed
organoaluminum compound comprising a transition metal
compound, aluminoxane and an organoaluminum compound, and
disclose that polymerization activity per unit transition metal
5 improves by the addition of the organoaluminum compound.
Japanese Patent L-O-P Publn. No. 36390/1987 teaches that
aluminoxanes are obtained by reaction of organoaluminum
compounds with iron compounds containing water of
crystallization, Japanese Patent L-O-P Publn. No. 148491/1987
1 0 teaches that aluminoxanes may be obtained by reaction of
organoaluminum compounds with compounds containing water of
cryst~lli7~ion selected from the group consisting of magnesium
compounds, nickel compounds and lanthanide compounds, and
Japanese Patent L-O-P Publns. Nos. 56507/1988 and 56508/1988
1 5 teach that aluminoxanes can be obtained by reaction of water
directly with organoaluminum compounds in inert hydrocarbon
solvents utilizing a high speed, high shearing ability induction
type impeller or an ultrasonic wave.
In preparing a-olefin (co)polymers in the manner now
2 0 described, when the aluminoxane compounds are used as one
component of the catalyst therefor, a-olefin (co)polymers having a
narrow molecular weight distribution and a narrow composition

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distribution can be obtained with excellent polymerization
activity.
However, a great desideratum for the industry concerned is
the advent of such aluminoxane type organoaluminum compounds
S as having excellent polymerization activity on a-olefin and as
being capable of giving olefin (co)polymers having a narrow
molecular weight distribution and a narrow composition
distribution.
In this connection, known aluminoxane compounds used
10 hitherto in olefin polymerization, even when they are used in a
state of liquid or solid, were prepared and recovered as those
which are soluble in hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene or
toluene, and their molecular weight was determined by cryoscopic
methods after dissolving them in benzene and, moreover, a
15 structure of said aluminoxane was decided by measuring a
freezing point thereof in benzene.
In light of the foregoing points, the present inventors
prosecuted extensive researches and eventually have
accomplished the present invention on the basis of their fining
2 0 that novel organoaluminum oxy-compounds prepared from
known aluminoxanes or organoaluminum compounds which have
not been known at all hitherto and which are insoluble or

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sparingly soluble in benzene and toluene exhibit excellent
catalytic activities in olefin polymerization.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished in
consideration of the prior art as mentioned above, and an object
of the invention is to provide novel olefin polymerization catalyst
components and olefin polymerization catalysts containing said
catalyst components capable of giving olefin (co)polymers having
a narrow molecular weight distribution and a narrow composition
distribution, and a process for the polymerization of olefins with
said olefin polymerization catalysts.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The olefin polymerization catalyst components of the
present invention are characterized by comprising an
organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] having less than 10% in terms
of Al atom of Al component dissolving in benzene kept at 60C.
The first olefin polymerization catalyst of the present
2 0 invention is characterized by comprising
[A] an organoaluminum oxy-compound having less than 10% in
terms of Al atom of Al component dissolving in benzene kept at
60C, and

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[B] a transition metal compound containing a ligand having a
cycloalkadienyl skeleton.
The second olefin polymerization catalyst of the present
invention is characterized by comprising
[A] an organoaluminum oxy-compound having less than 10% in
terms of Al atom of Al component dissolving in benzene kept at
600C,
[B] a transition metal compound containing a ligand having a
cycloalkadienyl skeleton, and
[C~ an organoaluminum compound.
The third olefin polymerization catalyst of the present
invention is characterized by comprising
[A] an organoaluminum oxy-compound having less than 10% in
terms of Al atom of Al component dissolving in benzene kept at
1 5 60C,
~] a transition metal compound containing a ligand having a
cycloalkadienyl skeleton, and
~)] an aluminoxane having at least one hydrocarbon group
other than n-alkyl group bonded to the aluminum atom.
2 0 The fourth olefin polymerization catalyst of the present
invention is characterized by comprising

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[A] an organoaluminum oxy-compound having less than 10% in
terms of Al atom of Al component dissolving in benzene kept at
60C,
~] a transition metal compound containing a ligand having a
5 cycloalkadienyl skeleton,
[C~ an organoaluminum compound, and
~D] an aluminoxane having at least one hydrocarbon group
other than n-alkyl group bonded to the aluminum atom.
The process for the polymerization of olefins of the present
10 invention is characterized by polymerizing or copolymerizing a-
olefins with the olefin polymerization catalysts as illustrated
above.
BREF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a graph showing IR spectrum of the benzene-
insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound used in the present
invention.
Fig. 2 is a graph showing IR spectrum of a known benzene-
soluble organoaluminum compound.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The olefin polymerization catalyst components, olefin
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olefins using said olefin polymerization catalysts are illustrated
below in detail.
In the present invention, the term "polymerization" is
sometimes used in a sense that it includes not only
homopolymerization but also copolymerization, and also the term
"polymer" is sometimes used in a sense that it includes not only
homopolymer but also copolymer.
The olefin polymerization catalyst components of the
present invention comprises a benzene-insoluble organoaluminum
oxy-compound [A].
Benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound rAl
The benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compounds [A]
used in the present invention have less than 10%, preferably less
than 5% and, in particular, less than 2% in terms of Al atom of Al
component dissolving in benzene kept at 60C and are insoluble or
sparingly soluble in benzene. Namely, Al component of the
organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] dissolving in benzene kept at
60 C is less than 10 %, preferably less than 5 % and, in particular,
less than 2 % in terms of Al atom.
2 0 Solubility in benzene of such organoaluminum oxy-
compounds as mentioned above is obtained by suspending in 100
ml of benzene said organoaluminum oxy-compound in an amount
corresponding to 100 mg atoms in terms of Al atom, mixing the

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resulting suspension at 60C for 6 hours, filtering the resulting
mixture with G-5 glass filter equipped with a jacket kept at 60 C,
and washing four times the solids portion separated on the filter
with S0 ml of benzene at 60OC to measure the amount (x mmol) of
Al atoms present in the whole filtrate.
When the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compounds of the present invention are analyzed by infrared
spectrophotometry (IR), a ratio (D l 260/D 1220) of an absorbance
(Dl260) at around 1260 cm-l to an absorbance (Dl220) at around
1 220 cm- 1 is less than 0.09, preferably less than 0.08 and
particularly in the range of from 0.04 to 0.07.
Infrared spectrophotometric analysis of the
organoaluminum oxy-compounds as referred to in the present
specification is carried out in the following manner.
First, the organoaluminum oxy-compound is ground,
together with nujol, in an agate mortar in a nitrogen box to paste.
Next, the paste-like sample thus obtained is put between
KBr plates, and IR spectrum is measured in a nitrogen atmosphere
by means of IR-810 manufactured and sold by Nippon Bunko K.K.
2 0 IR spectrum of the organoaluminum oxy-compound of the
present invention as obtained is shown in Fig. 1.

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From the thus obtained IR spectrum, a Dl260/Dl220 ratio is
sought, and a value of said ratio is obtained in the following
manner.
( a) A line connecting a maximum point at around 1280 cm- l
5 and a maximum point at around 1240 cm-l is taken as a base line
Ll.
(b) A transmittance (T %) of an absorption minimum point at
around 1260 cm-l and an transmittance (To %) of a point of
intersection are read, said point of intérsection being obtained by
1 0 drawing a vertical line from said absorption minimum point to a
wave number abscissa axis (abscissa) and crossing said vertical
line with said base line Ll, whereby an absorbance (Dl260=log
TolT) is calculated.
(c) Similarly, a line connecting maximum points at around 1280
15 cm-l and at around 1180 cm-l is taken as a base line L2.
(d) A transmittance (T' %) of an absorption minimum point at
around 1220 cm-l and a transmittance (T'o %) of a point of
intersection are read, said point of intersection being obtained by
drawing a vertical line from said absorption minimum point to a
2 0 wave number abscissa axis (abscissa) and crossing said vertical
line with said base line L2, whereby an absorbance (Dl220=log
T'o/T') is calculated.
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IR spectrum of a known benzene-soluble organoaluminum
oxy-compound is shown in Fig. 2. As can be seen from Fig. 2, the
benzene-soluble aluminum oxy-compound has a value of
D 1 26o/D 1220 of being virtually 0.10-0.13, and thus the benzene-
S insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound of the present
invention is apparently different in the value of Dl260/Dl220 from
the known benzene-soluble organoaluminum oxy-compound.
The benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compounds of
the present invention are presumed to have an alkyloxyaluminum
10 unit represented by the formula
Al - O
15 wherein Rl is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
In the above-mentioned alkyloxyaluminum unit, Rl
includes, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl,
isobutyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl, cyclohexyl and cyclooctyl. Of
these hydrocarbon groups exemplified above, preferred are
2 0 methyl and ethyl, and particularly preferred is methyl.
In addition to the alkyloxyaluminum unit of the formula
(- OAl ~ the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compounds
Rl

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of the present invention may contain an oxyaluminum unit
represented by the formula tOAl~ wherein
1 2
R2 is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon
S atoms, an alkoxy group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group
of 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, halogen or hydrogen,
provided that Rl and R2 are different from each other. In that
case, the organoaluminum oxy-compounds desirably contain the
alkyloxyaluminum unit t O l l~ in a
I 0 Rl
proportion of at least 30 mol%, preferably at least 50 mol% and
particularly at least 70 mol9b.
The processes for prcparing the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compounds lA] as mentioned above are
illustrated below in detail.
The above-mentioned benzene-insoluble organoaluminum
oxy-compounds [Al are obtained by bringing a solution of
aluminoxane into contact with water or an active hydrogen
containing compound.
2 0 The solution of aluminoxane used in the present invenlion
may be prepared, for example, by lhe following procedures.
( 1 ) The procedure for recovering aluminoxanes as their solulion
in hydrocarbons which comprises reacting organoaluminull-

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1 8 7 2 9 3 2-5 2
compounds such as ~rialkylaluminum with suspensions in
hydrocarbon solvents of compounds having absorbed water or
salts containing waler of crystalliz~tion, ~or example, I-ydrates of
magnesium chloride, copper sulfate, aluminum sulfate, nickel
S sulfate or cerous chloride.
(2) The procedure for recovering aluminoxanes as ~heir solulion
in hydrocarbons whicll comprises allowing organoaluminum
compounds such as trialkylaluminum to react directly with
water, ice or water vapor in solvents such as benzene, toluene,
10 ethyl ether and tetrallydrofuran.
In tllis connection, aluminoxane of the above-mentioned
solution of aluminox;lne may contain sm;lll amount of
organometallic components. Furthermore, the solution of
aluminoxane recovered by the above-mentioned procedures may
l S be distilled to remove tllerefrom tl~e solvent or unreacled
organoalumillum compound, followed by dissolving again in
solvents.
The organoaluminum compounds used for preparing such
solutions of aluminoxane as mentioned above include, for
2 0 example, trialkylaluminum such as trimethylalumil-u~
triethylaluminum, tripropylaluminum, lriisopropylaluminum, Iri-
n-butylalulllillum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-scc-butylaluminum,
tri-tert-butylaluminum, tripentylaluminum, trihexylaluminum,

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trioctylaluminum, tridecylaluminum, tricyclohexylaluminum,
tricyclooctylaluminum; dialkylaluminum halides such as
dimethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum chloride,
diethylaluminum bromide and diisobutylaluminum chloride;
5 dialkylaluminum hydrides such as diethylaluminum hydride and
diisobutylaluminum hydride; dialkylaluminum alkoxides such as
dimethylaluminum methoxide and diethylaluminum ethoxide; and
dialkylaluminum aryloxides such as diethylaluminum phenoxide.
Of the organoaluminum compounds as exemplified above,
10 particularly preferred is trialkylaluminum.
Furthermore, there may also be used as the
organoaluminum compound isoprenylaluminum represented by
the general formula
1 5 (i-C4 H 9)x Aly(C5 H lO)z
wherein x, y and z are each a positive number, and z 2 2x.
The organoaluminum compounds mentioned above may be
used either singly or in combination.
2 0 Solvents used in the solutions of aluminoxane include
aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene
and cymene; aliphatic hydrocarbons such as pentane, hexane,
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alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane,
cyclooctane and methylcyclopentane; petroleum fractions such as
gasoline, kerosene and gas oil; or haloganated hydrocarbons such
as halides, particularly chloride and bromides, of the above-
S mentioned aromatic, aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons. Inaddition thereto, there may also be used ethers such as ethyl
ether and tetrahydrofuran. Of these solvents as exemplified
above, particularly preferred are aromatic hydrocarbons.
In the present invention, as mentioned above, the benzene-
10 insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compounds [A] are obtained by
bringing the above-mentioned solution of aluminoxane into
contact with water or an active hydrogen containing compound.
The active hydrogen containing compounds used in the
present invention include alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-
15 propanol and isopropanol; diols such as ethylene glycol andhydroquinone; and organic acids such as acetic acid and propionic
acid. Of these compounds, preferred are alcohols and diols, and
especially preferred are alcohols.
Water or the active hydrogen containing compounds with
2 0 which the solution of aluminoxane is brought into contact may be
used as solutions or dispersions in hydrocarbon solvents such as
benzene, toluene and hexane, ether solvents such as
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be used in the form of vapor or solid. The water with which
the solution of aluminoxane is brought into contact may be
water of crystallization of salts such as magnesium chloride,
magnesium sulfate, aluminum sulfate, copper sulfate, nickel
sulfate, iron sulfate and cerous chloride, or absorbed water
absorbed to inorganic compounds such as silica, alumina and
aluminum hydroxide or polymers.
Reaction of the solution of aluminoxane with water or
the active hydrogen containing compounds is carried out usually
in reaction-inert organic solvents, for example, hydrocarbon
solvents. The solvents used in this case include aromatic
hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene and cymene;
aliphatic hydrocarbons such as pentane, hexane, heptane, octane,
decane, dodecane, hexadecane and octadecane; alicyclic hydro-
carbons such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cyclooctane and
methylcyclohexane; petroleum fractions such as gasoline, kero-
sene and gas oil; halogenated hydrocarbons such as halides of
the above-mentioned aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydro-
carbons and alicyclic hydrocarbons, particularly, chlorides and
bromides; and ethers such as ethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran.
Of these solvents as exemplified above, particularly preferred
are aromatic hydrocarbons.
In the reaction as mentioned above, water or the active
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moles, preferably 0.2-3 moles to 1 mole of Al atoms present in
the solution of aluminoxane. A concentration in terms of
aluminum atom in the reaction system is desirably 1 x 10-3 - S
gram atom/l, preferably 1 x 1 o-2 - 3 gram atom/l, and a
5 concentration of water in the reaction system is desirably 2 x 10-4
- 5 mol/l, preferably 2 x 10-3 - 3 mol/l.
The solution of aluminoxane may be brought into contact
with water or the active hydrogen containing compound, for
example, by the following procedures.
1 0 ( 1 ) The procedure which comprises bringing the solution of
aluminoxane into contact with a hydrocarbon solvent containing
water or the active hydrogen containing compound.
(2) The procedure which comprises blowing vapor of water or
the active hydrogen containing compound into the solution of
15 aluminoxane, thereby bringing the aluminoxane into contact with
the vapor.
(3 ) The procedure which comprises bringing the solution of
aluminoxane into contact directly with water, ice or the active
hydrogen containing compound.
2 0 (4) The procedure which comprises mixing the solution of
aluminoxane with a suspension of an absorbed water containing
compound or a water of crystallization containing compound in
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active hydrogen containing compound has been absorbed, in
hydrocarbon, thereby bringing the aluminoxane into contact with
the absorbed water or water of crystallization or the active
hydrogen containing compound.
The solution of aluminoxane may contain other components
so long as they do not exert adverse effects on the reaction of
aluminoxane with water or the active hydrogen containing
compound.
The above-mentioned reaction of the solution of
aluminoxane with water or the active hydrogen containing
compound is carried out usually at -S0 to 150C, preferably 0-
120C and more desirably at 20-100C. The reaction time
employed is usually 0.5-300 hours, preferably 1-150 hours,
though said reaction time varies largely depending upon the
l S reaction temperature used.
The benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compounds [A]
used in the present invention may also be obtained directly by
bringing the above-mentioned organoaluminum into contact with
water. In this case, the water is used in such an amount that the
2 0 organoaluminum atoms dissolved in the reaction system become
less than 20% based on the total organoaluminum atoms.
The water which is brought into contact with the
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dispersing it in hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene, toluene
and hexane, ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran or amine
solvents such as triethylamine, or may be used in the form of
water vapor or ice. Furthermore, as the water, there may also be
S used water of crystallization of salts such as magnesium chloride,
magnesium sulfate, aluminum sulfate, copper sulfate, nickel
sulfate, iron sulfate and cerous chloride, or absorbed water
absorbed to inorganic compounds such as silica, alumina and
aluminum hydroxide or polymers.
The reaction of the organoaluminum compound with water
is carried out usually in hydrocarbon solvents. In this case, the
hydrocarbon solvents used include aromatic hydrocarbons such as
benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene and cymene, aliphatic
hydrocarbons such as butane, isobutane, pentane, hexane,
15 heptane, octane, decane, dodecane, hexadecane and octadecane,
alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane,
cyclooctane, cyclodecane, cyclododecane and methylcyclohexane,
petroleum fractions such as gasoline, kerosene or gas oil, or
halides, particularly chlorides and bromides, of the above-
2 0 mentioned aromatic, aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons. Inaddition thereto, there may also be used ethers such as ethyl
ether and tetrahydrofuran. Of these solvents as exemplified
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Desirably, a concentration in terms of aluminum atom of the
organoaluminum compound in the reaction system is usually 1 x
10-3 - 20 mol/l, preferably 1 x 10-3 - 10 mol/l, further preferably
1 x 10-3 - 5 gram atom/l, and 1 x 10-2 - 3 gram atom/l in
5 particular, and a concentration of water in the reaction system is
usually 1 x 10-3 - 5 mol/l and preferably 1 x 10-2 - 3 mol/l. In
this case, the aluminum atoms dissolved in the reaction system is
desirably less than 20%, preferably less than 10% and further
preferably 0 - 5% based on the total organoaluminum atoms.
The organoaluminum compound may be brought into
contact with water, for example, by the following procedures.
( 1 ) The procedure which comprises bringing a hydrocarbon
solution of organoaluminum into contact with a hydrocarbon
solution containing water.
15 (2) The procedure which comprises blowing water vapor into a
hydrocarbon solution of organoaluminum, thereby bringing the
organoaluminum to contact with water.
(3) The procedure which comprises mixing a hydrocarbon
solution of organoaluminum with a hydrocarbon suspension of an
2 0 absorbed water containing compound or a water of cryst~lli7~tion
containing compound, thereby bringing the organoaluminum into
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(4) The procedure which comprises bringing a hydrocarbon
solution of organoaluminum into contact with ice.
The above-mentioned hydrocarbon solution of
organoaluminum may contain other components so long as they
do not exert adverse effects on the reaction of the
organoaluminum with water.
The reaction of the organoaluminum compound with water
is carried out usually at a temperature of -100 - 150C, preferably
-70 - 100C and further preferably -50 - 80C. The reaction time,
though it varies largely depending upon the reaction temperature
employed, is usually 1 - 200 hours, preferably 2 - 100 hours.
The olefin polymerization catalysts of the present invention
are illustrated hereinafter.
The first olefin polymerization catalyst of the present
invention comprises the above-mentioned organoaluminum oxy-
compound [A] having less than 10% in terms of Al atom of Al
component dissolving in benzene ketp at 60C, and a transition
metal compound [B] containing a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton.
2 0 The transition metal compound [B] as mentioned above is
illustrated below in detail.
Transition metal compound rBl

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The transition metal compound [B] used in the present
invention is represented by the formula MLX wherein M is a
transition metal, L is a ligand coordinating to the transition metal,
at least one of L is a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, L
other than the ligand having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton is a
hydrocarbon group of 1-12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an
aryloxy group, halogen or hydrogen, and x is a valence of the
transition metal.
In the above-mentioned formula, M which is a transition
10 metal includes zirconium, titanium, hafnium, chromium or
vanadium by preference, and particularly preferred are zirconium
and hafnium.
The ligands having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton include, for
example, cyclopentadienyl, alkyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl
1 5 groups such as methylcyclopentadienyl, ethylcyclopentadienyl,
n-butylcyclopentadienyl, dimethylcyclopentadienyl and
pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, and an indenyl group, 4,5,6,7-
tetrahydroindenyl group and a fluorenyl group.
Two or more ligands having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton as
2 0 mentioned above may coordinate to the transition metal and, in
this case, at least two ligands having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton
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The ligand other than those having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton is a hydrocarbon group of 1-12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy
group, an aryloxy group, halogen or hydrogen.
The hydrocarbon group having 1-12 carbon atoms
5 mentioned above includes, for example, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and
aralkyl, and the alkyl group includes methyl, ethyl, propyl,
isopropyl and butyl.
The cycloalkyl group mentioned above includes, for
example, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl, the aryl group includes, for
10 example, phenyl and tolyl, and the aralkyl group includes, for
example, benzyl and neophyl.
The alkoxy group mentioned above includes, for example,
- methoxy, ethoxy and butoxy, and the aryloxy group includes, for
example, phenoxy.
15The halogen mentioned above includes, for example,
fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
Such transition metal compounds [B] containing ligands
having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton as used in the present
invention, for example, the transition metal thereof has a valence
2 0 of 4, may be represented more concretely by the formula
R2k R31 R4m R5n M

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.
wherein M is zirconium, titanium, hafnium or vanadium, R2 is a
group having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, R3, R4 and R5 are each a
group having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl,
aralkyl, alkoxy or aryloxy group, halogen or hydrogen, k is an
integer of at least 1, and k+l+m+n = 4.
Transition metal compounds are those of the above-
mentioned formula R2kR3lR4mR5nM in which at least two of R2, R3,
R4 and R5, that is, R2 and R3 are each a group having a
cycloalkadienyl skeleton, said two groups having a
cycloalkadienyl skeleton may be bonded to each other via lower
alkylene, for example, methylene, ethylene, propylene or the like,
and R4 and R5 may be each a group having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy or aryloxy
group, halogen or hydrogen.
Listed below are typical representatives of the transition
metal compounds [B] having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton,
represented by the aforementioned formula MLX in which M is
zlrconium.
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium monochloride monohydride,
2 0 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium monobromide monohydride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)methyl zirconium hydride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)ethyl zirconium hydride,
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Bis(cyclopentadienyl)benzyl zirconium hydride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)neopentyl zirconium hydride,
Bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium monochloride
hydride,
Bis(indenyl)zirconium monochloride monohydride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dibromide,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)methyl zirconium monochloride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)ethyl zirconium monochloride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)cyclohexyl zirconium monochloride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)phenyl zirconium monochloride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)benzyl zirconium monochloride,
Bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride,
Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride,
Bis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Bis(indenyl)zirconium dibromide,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dimethyl,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium diphenyl,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dibenzyl,
2 0 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium methoxychloride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium ethoxychloride,
Bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium ethoxychloride,
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium phenoxychloride,

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Bis(fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Listed below are typical representatives of the transition
metal compounds [B] of the above-mentioned formula in which M
is zirconium and which contain at least two ligands having a
cycloalkadienyl skeleton, said ligands being bonded together via
lower alkylene groups.
Ethylenebis(indenyl)dimethyl zirconium,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)diethyl zirconium,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)diphenyl zirconium,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)methyl zirconium monochloride,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)ethyl zirconium monochloride,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)methyl zirconium monobromide,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dibromide,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium methoxy monochloride,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium ethoxy monochloride,
Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium phenoxy monochloride,
Ethylenebis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride,
Propylenebis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride,
2 0 Ethylenebis(t-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro- 1 -indenyl)dimethyl
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Ethylenebis(4,5 ,6 ,7 -tetrahydro- 1 -indenyl)methyl zirconium
monochloride,
Ethylenebis(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro- 1 -indenyl)zirconium
dichloride,
Ethylenebis(4,5 ,6,7-tetrahydro- 1 -indenyl)zirconium
dibromide,
Ethylenebis(4-methyl- 1 -indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(5-methyl- 1 -indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(6-methyl- 1 -indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(7-methyl- 1 -indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(5 -methoxy- I -indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(2,3-dimethyl- 1 -indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(4,7-dimethyl- 1 -indenyl)zirconium dichloride,
Ethylenebis(4,7-dimethoxy- 1 -indenyl)zirconium dichloride.
l S There may also be used transition metal compounds
obtained by replacing the zirconium metal in the above-
exemplified zirconium compounds with titanium metal, hafnium
metal, or vanadium metal.
These transition metal compounds may also be used in
2 0 admixture of two or more.
In the present invention, polymers which are particularly
high in stereoregularity are obtained when such
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used as the transition metal compounds [B] containing at least two
ligands having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, said ligands being
bonded together via lower alkylene groups.
The second olefin polymerization catalyst of the present
invention is illustrated below.
This olefin polymerization catalyst comprises the above-
mentioned organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] having less than
10% in terms of Al atom of Al component dissolving in benzene
kept at 60C, the above-mentioned transition metal compound [B]
containing a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, and an
organoaluminum compound [C].
The organoaluminum compound [C] is illustrated below in
detail.
Organoaluminum compound rCl
The organoaluminum compound [C] used in the present
invention is represented by the formula R6mAlX3 m wherein R6 is
hydrocarbon of 1-12 carbon atoms, X is halogen and m is 1-3, or
the formula R6nAlY3 n wherein R6 is as defined above, Y is
hydrogen, -OR7, -OSiR83, -OAlR92, -NAlRl2, -NRl22 or SiRl33,
Rl 1
n is 1-2 and R7 through Rl3 are each hydrogen, halogen or
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In the above-mentioned formula, R6 is hydrocarbon of 1-12
carbon atoms, for example, alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, including
concretely methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, pentyl,
hexyl, octyl, decyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, tolyl, etc.
The organoaluminum compounds of the formula R6mAlX3 m
include, in concrete, such compounds as mentioned below.
Trialkylaluminum such as trimethylaluminum,
triethylaluminum, triisopropylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum,
trihexyla!uminum, trioctylaluminum, tri-2-ethylhexylaluminum,
etc.
Alkenylaluminum such as isoprenylaluminum, etc.
Dialkylaluminum halides such as dimethylaluminum
chloride, diethylaluminum chloride, diisopropylaluminum
chloride, diisobutylaluminum chloride, diisobutylaluminum
bromide, etc.
Alkylaluminum sesquihalides such as methylaluminum
sesquichloride, ethylaluminum sesquichloride, isopropylaluminum
sesquichloride, isobutylaluminum sesquichloride, ethylaluminum
sesquibromide, etc.
2 0 Alkylaluminum dihalides such as methylaluminum
dichloride, ethylaluminum dichloride, isopropylaluminum
dichloride, isobutylaluminum dichloride, ethylaluminum
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The organoaluminum compounds of the formula R6nAlY3 n
include, in concrete, such compounds as enumerated below.
(i) Compounds of the formula R6nAl(OR7)3 n such as
dimethylaluminum methoxide, diethylaluminum ethoxide,
5 diisobutylaluminum butoxide, diisobutylaluminum methoxide, etc.
(ii) Compounds of the formula R6nAl(OSiR83)3n such as
(C2Hs)2AlOSi(CH3)3, (iso-C4Hg)2AlOSi(CH3)3, (iso-
C4Hg)2A1OSi(C2Hs)3, etc.
(iii) Compounds of the formula R6nAl(OAlR92)3 n such as
10 (C2Hs)2AlOAl(C2Hs)2, (iso-C4Hg)2AlOAl(iso-C4Hg)2, etc.
Rl l
(iv) Compounds of the formula R6nAl(~AlRl2)3 n
such as (C2Hs)2AlNI Al(c2Hs)2~ (c2Hs)2Al INAl(C2Hs)2,
C6Hs CH3
15 (iso-C4Hg)2AlNI Al(iso-C4Hg)2, etc.
C2Hs
(v) Compounds of the formula R6nAl(NRl22)3 n such as
(CH3)2AlN(C2Hs)2, (C2Hs)2AlNHCH3, (CH3)2AlNH(C2Hs),
(C2Hs)2AlN(Si(CH3)3)2, (iSo-c4Hs)2AlN(si(cH3)3)2~ etc.
20 (vi) Compounds of the formula R6nAl(SiRl33)3 n such as
(iso-C4Hg)2AlSi(CH3)3, etc.
Of the organoaluminum compounds as exemplified above,
preferred are those of the formula R63Al, R62Al(OR7) or

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R62Al(OAlR92), and particularly preferred are those of the formula
R63Al, R62Al(OR7) or R62Al(OAlR92) in which R6 is a branched
chain alkyl group. Concretely, particularly preferred are
triisoalkylaluminum compounds such as triisobutylaluminum, tri-
5 2-ethylhexylaluminum and the like.
These organoaluminum compounds may be used alone or in
combination .
The third olefin polymerlzation catalyst of the present
invention is illustrated below.
This olefin polymerization catalyst comprises the above-
mentioned organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] having less than
10% in terms of Al atoms of Al component dissolving in benzene
kept at 60C, the above-mentioned transition metal compound [B]
containing a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, and an
l S aluminoxane [D] having at least one hydrocarbon group other than
n-alkyl group bonded to the aluminum atom.
This aluminoxane [D] is illustrated below in detail.
Aluminoxane IDl having at least one hydrocarbon group
other than n-alkyl bonded to the aluminum atom
2 0 The aluminoxane used in the present invention has at least
one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group bonded to the
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Such aluminoxane as mentioned above may be prepared, for
example, by the following procedures.
( 1 ? A method which comprises reacting a suspension of a
compound containing water of absorption or a salt containing
5 water of cryst~lli7~tion, for example, magnesium chloride hydrate,
copper sulfate hydrate, aluminum sulfate hydrate, nickel sulfate
hydrate or cerous chloride hydrate, in a hydrocarbon medium
with an organoaluminum compound having at least one
hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group bonded to the
10 aluminum atom such as trialkylaluminum.
(2) A method which comprises reacting an organoaluminum
compound having at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-
alkyl group bonded to the aluminum atom such as
trialkylaluminum directly with water, ice or water vapor in a
15 medium such as benzene, toluene, ethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran.
The aluminoxane prepared by these methods may contain
small amounts of organometallic components. The above-
mentioned solution of aluminoxane recovered may be distilled to
remove the solvent or unreacted organoaluminum compound
2 0 therefrom, followed by dissolving again in a solvent.
The organoaluminum compounds used in the preparation of
the aluminoxane having at least one hydrocarbon group other
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one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group. The
hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group includes, for
example, branched chain alkyl such as isoalkyl, cycloalkyl and
aryl.
Typical representatives of such organoaluminum compounds
as mentioned above include, in concrete, trialkylaluminum such as
triisopropylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-2-
methylbutylaluminum, tri-3-methylbutylaluminum, tri-2-
methylpentylaluminum, tri-3-methylpentylaluminum, tri-4-
methylpentylaluminum, tri-2-methylhexylaluminum, tri-3-
methylhexylaluminum and tri-2-ethylhexylaluminum;
tricycloalkylaluminum such as tricyclohexylaluminum; and
triarylaluminum such as triphenylaluminum, tritolylaluminum;
dialkylaluminum hydride such as diisobutylaluminum hydride;
alkylaluminum alkoxide such as isobutylaluminum methoxide,
isobutylaluminum ethoxide, isobutylaluminum isopropoxide. Of
the organoaluminum compounds exemplified above, preferred are
trialkylaluminum compounds having a branched alkyl, and
particularly preferred are triisobutylaluminum compounds.
2 0 The above-mentioned aluminoxane having at least one
hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group bonded to the
aluminum atom has a solubility in benzene kept at 230C of at least
1 gram atom-Al/l, and is soluble in benzene.

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The fourth olefin polymerization catalyst of the present
invention is illustrated below.
This olefin polymerization catalyst comprises the above-
mentioned organoaluminum oxy-compound [AJ having less than
5 10% in terms of Al atom of Al component dissolving in benzene
kept at 60C, the above mentioned transition metal compound [B]
containing a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton, the above-
mentioned organoaluminum compound [C], and an aluminoxane
[D] having at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl
10 group bonded to the aluminum atom.
Polymerization of olefins
In the present invention, polymers are prepared by
polymerizing or copolymerizing a-olefins with olefin
polymerization catalysts as mentioned above.
Olefins which can be polymerized by the use of the olefin
polymerization catalysts of the present invention include ethylene
and a-olefins of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, for example, propylene, 1-
butene, 1 -hexene, 4-methyl- 1 -pentene, 1 -octene, 1 -decene, 1-
dodecene, l-pentene, l-tetradecene, l-hexadecene, l-octadecene,
2 0 l-eicocene, cyclopentene, cycloheptene, norbornene, 5-methyl-2-
norbornene, tetracyclododecene, and 2-methyl- 1,4,5,8-
dimethano- 1,2,3 ,4,4a,5 ,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene .

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Furthermore, there may be also used styrene,
vinylcyclohexane and diene.
In the present invention, polymerization may be carried out
by liquid phase polymerization such as solution polymerization
5 and suspension polymerization, or by gas phase polymerization.
A temperature at which olefin is polymerized with such
olefin polymerization catalysts as mentioned above is usually
from -50 to 200C, preferably from 0 to 150C. The
polymerization is carried out usually at a pressure in the range of
10 from ordinary pressure to 1 00 kg/cm2, preferably from ordinary
pressure to 50 kg/cm2, and the polymerization reaction may be
carried out by batch method, semi-continuous method or
continuous method. The polymerization can also be carried out
under different reaction conditions, dividing into two or more
15 stages. A molecular weight of the resulting olefin polymers may
be regulated by making hydrogen present in the polymerization
system or by varying the polymerization temperature.
In the practice of polymerization of olefins with the above-
mentioned first polymerization catalyst of the present invention
2 0 as mentioned above, it is desirable to use the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] in an amount of usually 10-6
- 0.1 gram atom-Al/l, preferably 10-5 - 10-2 gram atom Al/l, and
the transition metal compound [B] containing a ligand having a

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cycloalkadienyl skeleton in an amount of usually 10-8 - 10-3
mol/l, preferably 10-7 - 10-4 mol/l.
Similarly, in the case of the second olefin polymerization
catalyst of the invention, the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum
5 oxy-compound [A] is used in an amount of usually 10-6 - 0.1 gram
atom-Al/l, preferably 10-5 - 10-2 gram atom-Al/l, the transition
metal compound [B] containing a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl
skeleton in an amount of usually 10-8 - 10-3 mol/l, preferably 10-
7 - 10-4 mol/l, and the organoaluminum compound [C] in an
10 amount of usually of 10-5 - 0.1 mol/l, preferably 10-4 - 10-2
mol/l. Furthermore, a ratio (in terms of Al atom) of the benzene-
insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound[A] to the
organoaluminum compound [C] is desirably in the range of from
0.01 to 5, preferably from 0.02 to 2.
In the case of the third olefin polymerization catalyst of the
invention, similarly, the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound [A] is used in an amount of usually 10-6 - 0.1 gram
atom-Al/l, preferably 10-5 - 10-2 gram atom-Al/l, the transition
metal compound [B] containing a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl
20 skeleton in an amount of usually 10-8 - 10-3 mol/l, preferably 10-
7 - 10-4 mol/l, and the above-mentioned aluminoxane [D] in an
amount of usually 10-5 - 0.1 gram atom-Al/l, preferably 10-4-
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of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] to
the aluminoxane [D] is desirably in the range of from 0.01 to 5,
preferably from 0.02 to 2.
Further, in the case of the fourth olefin polymerization
5 catalyst of the invention, similarly, the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound [A] is used in an amount of
usually 10-6 - 0.1 gram atom-Al/l, preferably 10-5- 10-2 gram
atom-AI/l, the transition metal compound [B] containing a ligand
having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton in an amount of usually 10-8-
10-3 mol/l, preferably 10-7 - 10-4 mol/l, and the organoaluminum
compound [C] in an amount of usually 10-5 - 0.1 mol/l, preferably
10-4 - 10-2 mol/l. Further, the aluminoxane [D] is desirably used
in an amount of usually 10-5 - 0.1 gram atom-Al/l, preferably 10-
4 10-2 gram atom-Al/l. Furthermore, a ratio (in terms of Al
15 atom) of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound
[A] to the organoaluminum compound [C] is desirably in the range
of from 0.01 to 5, preferably from 0.02 to 2, and a ratio (in terms
of Al atom) of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound [A] to the aluminoxane [D] is in the range of from 0.01
20 to 5, preferably from 0.02 to 2.
The olefin polymerization catalysts of the present invention
have excellent polymerization activities. That is, the olefin
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olefin polymers per unit weight of the organoaluminum oxy-
compound about 1.2-20 times the amount of the polymer
obtained by the use of known olefin polymerization catalysts
composed of benzene-soluble aluminoxane and metallocene
5 compounds. Further, the olefin polymerization catalysts of the
invention can give polymers having a high molecular weight in
comparison with those obtained with the known olefin
polymerization catalysts composed of benzene-soluble
aluminoxane and metallocene compounds.
Furthermore, olefin (co)polymers having a narrow molecular
weight distribution and a narrow composition distribution may be
obtained by copolymerizing olefins with the olefin polymerization
catalysts of the invention.
In the present invention, moreover, the olefin
15 polymerization catalysts may contain also components useful for
olefin polymerization in addition to such components as
mentioned hereinbefore.
The present invention is illustrated below with reference to
examples, but it should be construed that the invention is in no
2 0 way limited to those examples.
Example 1
[Preparation of aluminoxane]

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A 400 ml flask thoroughly pur~ed with nitrogen was
charged with 37 g of Al2(S04)3-14~-120 and 125 ml of toluene,
cooled to 0C, and 500 mmoles of trimethylaluminum diluted witl
125 ml of toluene was added dropwise. The temperature of lhe
5 flask was elevated to 40C, and tlle reaction was continued at that
temperature for 10 llours. After the completion of the reaclioll,
~he reaction mixture was subjected to solid-liquid separation by
filtration, and the toluene was removed from the filtrate, whereby
12 g of white solid aluminoxane was obtained.
10 [Preparation of benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound]
A 400 ml glass flask thoroughly purged with nitrogen was
charged with 59.7 ml of toluene, 40.3 ml of a solution of
aluminoxane in toluene (Al 2.48 males-AI/I) and 25 g of Teflon*
15 column (~ 2 mm x 1.2 mm) as a dispersing agent. Thereafter, the
flask was cooled to -5C, and gradually charged with 0.72 ml of
water by means of a pipette. Successively, the reaction was
carried out; t -5C for 40 minutes, the temperature was lhen
elevated up to 800C over a period of I hour, and the reaction was
20 continued at that temperature for 3 hours. Afler tl-is 3-llour
reaction, tlle Teflon columns were removed by screenin~ from tlle
reaction mixture, and said reaction mixture was subjected to
solid-liquid scpnr;l~ioll by filtr;l~ioll lO Obt;lill ;I bellZellC-insOIUblC
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organoaluminum oxy-compound. A concentration of aluminum
dissolved in the filtrate was measured, whereby the measured
concentration was less than the detection limit of 5 mg-Al/l.
To a 200 ml reactor equipped with a stirrer were added 100
5 mg in terms of Al atom of the thus obtained benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound and 100 ml of benzene, and the
mixture was stirred at 60C for 6 hours to prepare a suspension.
With GS glass filter equipped with a jacket, the suspension was
ffltered, while maintaining silicone oil poured in the jacket at
10 60C, and the compound on glass filter was then washed with 50
ml of benzene kept at 60C four times. The filtrate was recovered,
and an amount of Al present in the filtrate was measured,
whereby Al corresponding to 0.7 mmole was detected. That is, it
was considered that the amount of Al component of the above-
15 mentioned organoaluminum oxy-compound which dissolves in
benzene kept at 60C is 0.7% in terms of Al atom. Further, IR
measurement of the solid organoaluminum oxy-compound
obtained above was conducted, whereby an absorption of Al-O-Al
atom group was observed in the IR spectrum at 600-800 cm-l,
20 and a (Dl260lDl22o) ratio of an absorbance (Dl260) at 1260 cm-l to
an absorbance (Dl220) at 1220 cm-l was 0.053. Evolution of
methane was observed when the solid organoaluminum oxy-
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[Polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 900 ml of 4-methyl- 1 -pentene,
followed by rise in temperature up to 1 30C. Into the autoclave
5 were injected 1.14 ml of a suspension of the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared above in toluene (0.44
mole-Al/l) and 1 ml of a solution of
bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride in toluene
(0.001 mole-Zr/l) together with ethylene to initiate
10 polymerization. The polymerization was carried out at the total
pressure of 20 kg/cm2-G and 140C for 30 minutes while
continuously feeding ethylene to the polymerization system,
whereby 12.0 g of an ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer
having an intrinsic viscosity [~] of 0.47 dl/g as measured at 135C
15 in decalin, a density of 0.908 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.4 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 1
The polymerization of Example 1 was carried out in the
same manner as in Example 1 except that in place of the benzene-
2 0 insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound, there was used the
solution of the aluminoxane in toluene prepared in Example 1 in
an amount of O.S mg atom in terms of Al atom, whereby 8.4 g of
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viscosity [~1] of 0.41 dl/g, a density of 0.910 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of
2.5 was obtained.
Example 2
[Preparation of benzene-insoluble organoaluminum compound]
A 400 ml glass flask thoroughly purged with nitrogen was
charged with 134 ml of toluene and 10.9 g of Al2(SO4)3-14H2O
classified by a 32-mesh screen and left on the screen, and the
contents of the flask were brought to a state of suspension.
Thereto was added at room temperature 100 ml of a solution of
aluminoxane prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 in
toluene (2.34 moles-Al/l). Successively, the temperature of the
flask was elevated to 80C and stirred at that temperature for 7
hours. Thereafter, the formed aluminum sulfate compound
present in the reaction mixture was removed in a nitrogen
atmosphere by means of a 80-mesh screen, and the remaining
reaction mixture was subjected to solid-liquid separation by
filtration to obtain a benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound. A concentration of aluminum dissolved in the filtrate
was measured, whereby the aluminum concentration was less
2 0 than the detection limit of 5 mg-Al/l.
A solubility of the thus obtained organoaluminum oxy-
compound in benzene kept at 60C as measured in the same
manner as in Example 1 was 0.3%.

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Furthermore, a (Dl260lDl22o) ratio of an absorbance (Dl260)
at 1260 cm-l to an absorbance (Dl220) at 1220 cm-l was 0.067.
[Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 1 was repeated except that
S the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound as
prepared above was used, whereby 10.8 g of an ethylene/4-
methyl-1-pentene copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity [Tl] of
0.49 dl/g, a density of 0.907 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.6 was
obtained.
1 0 Example 3
[Preparation of benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound]
A 400 ml glass flask thoroughly purged with nitrogen was
charged with 32.8 ml of toluene and 0.78 g of ground magnesium
1 5 chloride hexahydrate, and the contents of the flask were slurried.
Thereto was added at room temperature 25 ml of a solution of the
aluminoxane prepared in Example 1 in toluene (2.31 mole-Al/l).
Thereafter, the temperature of the flask was elevated to 80C and
stirred at that temperature for 7 hours. After the 7-hour stirring,
2 0 the reaction mixture was subjected to solid-liquid separation by
filtration to obtain a benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound. A concentration of aluminum dissolved in the filtrate

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was measured, whereby the measured aluminum concentration
was less than the detection limit (5 mg-Al/l).
A solubility of the thus obtained organoaluminum oxy-
compound in benzene kept at 60C as measured in the same
5 manner as in Example 1 was 0.3%.
[Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 1 was repeated except that
there was used the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound as prepared above, whereby 11.3 g of an ethylene/4-
10 methyl-1-pentene copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity [rl] of
0.46 dl/g, a density of 0.907 g/cm3 and Mw rn of 2.5 was
obtained.
Examples 4-6
The polymerization of Example 1 was repeated except that
15 each of transition metal compounds as shown in Table 1 was used.
Results obtained are shown in Table 1.

Table 1
Fx~mple Transition metal compound Yield of polymer [~1~ Density Mw /Mn
Kind (mmole) (g) (dl/g) (g/cm3 )
3 (MeCp)2 ZrCl2 0.001 11.3 0.46 0.907 2.5
4 CP2 ZrCl2 0.001 6.5 0.40 0.912 2.6
CP2 ZrMe2 0.001 4.8 0.41 0.913 2.5
6 (Ind)2 ZrCl2 0.001 12.8 0.52 0.906 2.4
Cp; Cyclopentadienyl group MeCp; Methylcyclopentadienyl group
Ind; Indenyl group Me; Methyl group
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Example 7
[polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 900 ml of 4-methyl-1-pentene,
5 followed by rise in temperature up to 130C. Into the autoclave
were injected 1.14 ml of a suspension of the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 1 in toluene
(0.44 mole-Al/l) and 2 ml of a solution of
ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride in toluene (0.0005
10 mole-Zr/l) to initiate polymerization. The polymerization was
carried out at the total pressure of 20 kg/cm2-G and 130C for 30
minutes while continuously feeding ethylene thereto, whereby
26.1 g of an ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having an
intrinsic viscosity [T~] of 0.48 dl/g as measured at 135C in decalin,
15 a density of 0.895 g/cm3 and Mw rn of 2.4 was obtained.
Comparative Example 2
The polymerization of Example 7 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used a solution of the aluminoxane prepared in
20 Fx~mple 1 in toluene in an amount of 0.5 mg atom in terms of Al
atom, whereby 20.8 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene
copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity [rl] of 0.37 dl/g, a density
of 0.897 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.4 was obtained.

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Example 8
[Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 7 was repeated except that
there was used the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
5 compound prepared in Example 2, whereby 24.8 g of anethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having an intrinsic
viscosity [rl] of 0.45 dl/g, a density of 0.893 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of
2.5 was obtained.
Example 9
1 0 [Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 7 was repeated except that
there was used the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound prepared in Example 3, whereby 25.6 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having an intrinsic
15 viscosity [~1] of 0.46 dl/g, a density of 0.894 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of
2.3 was obtained.
Example 10
[polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
2 0 nitrogen was charged with 900 ml of 4-methyl- 1 -pentene,
followed by rise in temperature up to 50C. To the autoclave
were added 1 ml of a solution of triisobutylaluminum in toluene
(1 mole-Al/l) and 0.22 ml of a suspension of the benzene-

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insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 1
in toluene (0.44 mole-Al/l). The temperature was further
elevated up to 75C, and 1 ml of a solution of
bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride in toluene
(0.001 mole-Zr/l) was injected, together with ethylene, into the
autoclave to initiate polymerization. The polymerization was
carried out at the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G and 80C for 40
minutes, whereby 85.8 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene
copolymer having MFR of 1.03 g/10 min, a density of 0.884 g/cm3
1 0 and Mw /Mn of 2.1 was obtained.
Comparative Example 3
The polymerization of Example 10 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used the aluminoxane prepared in Example 1 in an
1 5 amount of 0.1 mg atom in terms of Al atom, whereby 40.9 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 0.82
g/10 min, a density of 0.887 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was
obtained .
Comparative Example 4
2 0 The polymerization of Example 10 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used the aluminoxane prepared in Example 1 in an
amount of 0.5 mg atom in terms of Al atom, and no

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triisobutylaluminum was used, whereby 50.1 g of an ethylene/4-
methyl-l-pentene copolymer having MFR of 9.55 g/10 min, a
density of 0.890 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was obtained.
Example 1 1
5 [Polymerization]
A 500 ml glass autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen
was charged with 350 ml of toluene and 25 ml of l-octene,
followed by rise in temperature up to 65C. Thereafter, ethylene
gas was passed through the autoclave at a rate of 120 l/hr, and
10 thereto were added 0.5 mmole of triisobutylaluminum, 0.2 mg
atom-Al of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound
prepared in Example 2 and 0.002 mmole of
bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride in that order to initiate
polymerization. The polymerization was carried out at ordinary
15 pressure and 70C for 30 minutes while continuously feeding
ethylene gas thereto, whereby 14.9 g of an ethylene/l-octene
copolymer having MFR of 3.90 g/10 min, a density of 0.902 g/cm3
and Mw /Mn of 2.4 was obtained.
Example 1 2
2 0 [Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 7 was repeated except that
there was used the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound prepared in Example 3, whereby 90.4 g of an

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ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 1.68
g/10 min, a density of 0.887 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.1 was
obtained.
Examples 13-17
The polymerization of Example 12 was repeated except that
each of transition metal compounds and organoaluminum
compounds respectively shown in Table 2 was used.
Results obtained are shown in Table 2.

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Example 1 8
[polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 900 ml of 4-methyl- 1 -pentene,
5 followed by rise in temperature up to 50C. To the autoclave
were added 0.22 ml of a suspension of the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 1 in toluene
(0.44 mole-Al/l) and 1 ml of a solution of (i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2 (1
mole-Al/l). After elevating the temperature to 75C, 1 ml of a
10 solution of bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride in
toluene (0.001 mole-Zr/l) was injected, together with ethylene,
into the autoclave to initiate polymerization. The polymerization
was carried out at the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G and 80C for
40 minutes while continuously feeding ethylene thereto, whereby
83 .9 g of an ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having MFR
of 0.93 g/10 min, a density of 0.883 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was
obtained .
Comparative Example 5
The polymerization of Example 18 was repeated except that
2 0 in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used the aluminoxane prepared in Example 1 in an
amount of 0.1 mg atom in terms of Al atom, whereby 43.2 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 0.78

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g/10 min, a density of 0.888 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 6
The polymerization of Example 18 was repeated except that
5 in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used the aluminoxane prepared in Example 1 in an
amount of 0.5 mg atom in terms of Al atom, and no (i-Bu)2Al-O-
Al(i-Bu)2 was used, whereby 50.1 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-
pentene copolymer having MFR of 9.55 g/10 min, a density of
10 0.890 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was obtained.
Example 1 9
[Polymerization]
A 500 ml glass autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen
was charged with 350 ml of toluene and 25 ml of l-octene,
15 followed by rise in temperature up to 65C. Thereafter, ethylene
gas was passed through the autoclave at a rate of 120 l/hr, and
thereto were added 0.5 mmole of (i-Bu)2AlOMe, 0.2 mg atom-Al
of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound
prepared in Example 2 and 0.002 mmole of
2 0 bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride in that order to initiate
polymerization. The polymerization was carried out at ordinary
pressure and 70C for 30 minutes while continuously feeding
ethylene gas thereto, whereby 11.5 g of an ethylene/l-octene

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copolymer having MFR of 5.12 g/10 min, a density of 0.906 g/cm3
and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was obtained.
Example 20
[Polymerization]
S The polymerization of Example 18 was repeated except that
there was used the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound prepared in Example 3, whereby 95.4 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1 -pentene copolymer having MFR of l .S l
g/10 min, a density of 0.885 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.1 was
1 0 obtained.
Examples 21-24
The polymerization of Example 20 was repeated except that
each of transition metal compounds and organoaluminum
compounds respectively shown in Table 3 was used.
Results obtained are shown in Table 3.

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Example 25
[polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 600 ml of toluene and 300 ml of 4-
methyl- 1 -pentene, followed by rise in temperature up to 50C. To
the autoclave were added 0.11 ml of a suspension of the benzene-
insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 1
in toluene (0.44 mole-Al/l) and 1 ml of a solution of
triisobutylaluminum in toluene (1 mole-Al/l). After elevating
further the temperature to 75C, 0.3 ml of a solution of
ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride in toluene (0.0005
mole-Zr/l) was injected, together with ethylene, into the autoclave
to initiate polymerization. The polymerization was carried out at
the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G and 80C for 40 minutes while
continuously feeding ethylene thereto, whereby 98.9 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having MFR of 14 .0
g/10 min, a density of 0.898 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained .
Comparative Example 7
2 0 The polymerization of Example 25 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used the aluminoxane prepared in Example 1 in an
amount of 0.05 mg atom in terms of Al atom, whereby 55.1 g of

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an ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having MFR of 9.73
g/10 min, a density of 0.905 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 8
S The polymerization of Example 25 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used the aluminoxane prepared in Example 1 in an
amount of 0.5 mg atom in terms of Al atom, and no
triisobutylaluminum was used, whereby 62.8 g of an ethylene/4-
methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 35.6 g/10 min, a
density of 0.897 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was obtained.
Example 26
[Polymerization]
A 500 ml glass autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen
was charged with 250 ml of toluene and elevated in temperature
up to 65C while passing therethrough propylene gas. Thereafter,
0.5 mmole of triisobutylaluminum, 0.5 mg atom in terms of
aluminum atom of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound prepared in Example 2 and 0.005 mmole of
2 0 ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride were successively added
to the autoclave to initiate polymerization. The polymerization
was carried out at ordinary pressure and 70OC for 1 hour while
continuously feeding propylene gas thereto, whereby 16.9 g of

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isotactic polypropylene having an intrinsic viscosity [rl] of 0.28
dl/g as measured at 135C in decalin and Mw /Mn of 1.9 was
obtained .
Comparative Example 9
The polymerization of Example 26 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used a solution of the aluminoxane prepared in
Example 1 in toluene in an amount of i.s mg atom in terms of
aluminum atom, and no triisobutylaluminum was used, whereby
12.0 g of isotactic polypropylene having an intrinsic viscosity [rl]
of 0.14 dl/g and Mw /Mn of 1.9 was obtained.
Example 27
[Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 25 was repeated except that
the amount of triisobutylaluminum used was changed to 0.25
mmole, and the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound prepared in Example 3 was used in an amount of 0.05
mg atom in terms of aluminum atom, whereby 93.3 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having MFR of 11 .5
g/10 min, a density of 0.900 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained.
Example 28

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The polymerization of Example 27 was repeated except that
in place of the 4-methyl- 1 -pentene, 1 -octene was used, and the
amount of the ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride and
triisobutylaluminum used were changed to 7 x 10-8 mole and 1
5 mmole, respectively, whereby 70.8 g of an ethylene/l-octene
copolymer having MFR of 8.94 g/10 min, a density of 0.896 g/cm3
and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was obtained.
Example 29
The polymerization of Example 27 was repeated except that
1 0 in place of the triisobutylaluminum, 0.5 mmole of tri-2-
ethylhexylaluminum was used, whereby 90.5 g of an ethylene/4-
methyl-l-pentene copolymer having MFR of 12.1 g/10 min, a
density of 0.900 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.4 was obtained.
Example 30
1 5 [polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 600 ml of toluene and 300 ml of 4-
methyl-l-pentene, followed by rise in temperature up to 50C. To
the autoclave were added 0.11 ml of a suspension of the benzene-
2 0 insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example
in toluene (0.44 mole-Al/l) and 1 ml of a solution of (i-Bu)2Al-O-
Al(i-Bu)2 in toluene (1 mole-Al/l). After elevating the
temperature to 75C, 0.3 ml of a solution of

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ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride in toluene (0.0005
mole-Zr/l) was injected, together with ethylene, into the autoclave
to initiate polymerization. The polymerization was carried out at
the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G and 80C for 40 minutes while
5 continuously feeding ethylene thereto, whereby 101.2 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 14.6
g/10 min, a density of 0.899 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was
obtained .
Comparative Example 10
The polymerization of Example 30 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used the aluminoxane prepared in Example 1 in an
amount of 0.05 mg atom in terms of Al atom, whereby 53.9 g of
an ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having MFR of 10.6
1 5 g/10 min, a density of 0.904 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 11
The polymerization of Example 30 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
2 0 there was used a solution of the aluminoxane prepared in
Example 1 in toluene in an amount of 0.5 mg atom in terms of Al
atom, and no (i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2 was used, whereby 62.8 g of
an ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 35.6

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g/10 min, a density of 0.897 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was
obtained.
Example 3 1
[Polymerization]
A 500 ml glass autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen
was charged~with 250 ml of toluene, followed by rise in
temperature up to 65C while passing propylene gas
therethrough. Thereafter, 0.5 mg atom in terms of aluminum
atom of (i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2, 0.5 mg atom in terms of aluminum
atom of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound
prepared in Example 2 and 0.005 mmole of
ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride were successively added
to the autoclave to initiate polymerization. The polymerization
was carried out at ordinary pressure and 70C for 1 hour while
continuously feeding propylene gas thereto, whereby 17.5 g of
isotactic polypropylene having an intrinsic viscosity [11] of 0.30
dl/g as measured at 135C in decalin and Mw /Mn of 2.0 was
obtained .
Comparative Example 12
2 0 The polymerization of Example 31 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used 2.5 mg atom in terms of aluminum atom of the
aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, and no (i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2

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.
was used, whereby 12.0 g of isotactic polypropylene having an
intrinsic viscosity [1l] of 0.14 dl/g and Mw /Mn of 1.9 was obtained.
Example 32
[Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 30 was repeated except that
the amount of (i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2 used was changed to 0.25 mg
atom in terms of aluminum atom and the amount of the benzene-
insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 3
used was changed to 0.05 mg atom in terms of aluminum atom,
1 0 whereby 95.6 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer
having MFR of 10.0 g/10 min, a density of 0.899 g/cm3 and
Mw /Mn of 2.2 was obtained.
Example 33
The polymerization of Example 32 was repeated except that
1 5 in place of the 4-methyl-1-pentene, there was used l-octene, and
the amounts of ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride and (i-
Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2 used were 7 x 10-8 mole and 1 mg atom in
terms of aluminum atom, respectively, whereby 78.1 g of an
ethylene/l-octene copolymer having MFR of 9.22 g/10 min, a
density of 0.894 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was obtained.
Example 34
The polymerization of Example 32 was repeated except that
in place of the (i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2 there was used 2.0 mmoles of

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(i-Bu)2AlOMe, whereby 71.6 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-
pentene copolymer having MFR of 18.0 g/10 min, a density of
0.902 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was obtained.
Example 35
5 [Polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 900 ml of 4-methyl- 1 -pentene,
followed by rise in temperature up to 50C. To the autoclave
were- added 0.22 ml of a suspension of the benzene-insoluble
10 organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 1 in toluene
(0.44 mole-Al/l) and 1 ml of a solution of an aluminoxane having
at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group bonded
to the aluminum atom,
i-Bu
15 i.e. (i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 in toluene (1 mole-Al/l). After
elevating the temperature to 75C, 1 ml of a solution of
bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride in toluene
(0.001 mole-Zr/l) was injected, together with ethylene, into the
autoclave to initiate polymerization. The polymerization was
20 carried out at the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G and 80C for 40
minutes while continuously feeding ethylene thereto, whereby
82.6 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR

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of 1.10 g/10 min, a density of 0.887 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 13
The polymerization of Example 35 was repeated except that
S in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used 0.1 mg atom in terms of Al atom of the
aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, whereby 41.0 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 0.85
g/10 min, a density of 0.891 glcm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was
1 0 obtained.
Comparative Example 14
The polymerization of Example 35 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used O.S mg atom in terms of Al atom of the
l S aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, and no
i-7u
(i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 was used, whereby 50.1 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 9.55
g/10 min, a density of 0.890 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was
2 0 obtained.
Example 36
[Polymerization]

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A S00 ml glass autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen
was charged with 350 ml of toluene and 25 ml of l-octene,
followed by rise in temperature up to 650C. Thereafter, ethylene
gas was passed at a rate of 120 l/hr therethrough,
i-3u
and 0.5 mg atom-Al of (i-Bu)2Al-(O-~1)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2, 0.2 mg
atom-Al of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound
prepared in Example 2 and 0.002 mmole of
bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride were successively
1 0 added to the autoclave to initiate polymerization. The
polymerization was carried out at 70C for 30 minutes while
continuously feeding ethylene gas thereto, whereby 13.5 g of an
ethylene/l -octene copolymer having MFR of 4.20 g/10 min, a
density of 0.904 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was obtained.
1 5 Example 37
[Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 35 was repeated except that
there was used the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-
compound prepared in Example 3, whereby 82.3 g of an
2 0 ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 1.05
g/10 min, a density of 0.888 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained .
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The polymerization of Example 35 was repeated except that
each of transition metal compounds and organoaluminum
compounds respectively shown in Table 4 was used.to obtain
results as shown in Table 4.

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Example 43
[Polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 600 ml of toluene and 300 ml of 4-
S methyl- 1 -pentene, followed by rise in temperature up to 50C. To
the autoclave were added 0.11 ml of a suspension of the benzene-
insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 1
in toluene (0.44 mole-Al/l) and 1 ml of a solution of an
aluminoxane having at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-
alkyl group bonded to the aluminum atom,
i.e. (i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 in toluene (1 mole-Al/l).
i-Bu
After elevating the temperature to 75C, 0.3 ml of a solution of
ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride in toluene (O.OOOS
mole-Zr/l) was injected, together with ethylene, into the autoclave
to initiate polymerization. The polymerization was carried out at
the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G and 80C for 40 minutes while
continuously feeding ethylene thereto, whereby 89.5 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having MFR of 9.08
g/10 min, a density of 0.900 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.4 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 15

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The polymerization of Example 43 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used 0.05 mg atom in terms of Al atom of the
aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, whereby 50.2 g of an
S ethyle~ie/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 7.55
g/10 min, a density of 0.905 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 16
The polymerization of Example 43 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insolubie organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used O.S mg atom in terms of Al atom of the
aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, and no
i-Bu
(i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 was used, whereby 62.8 g of an
1 5 ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 35.6
g!lo min, a density of 0.897 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was
obtained.
Example 44
[Polymerization]
2 0 A S00 ml glass autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen
was charged with 250 ml of toluene and elevated in temperature
up to 65oC while passing propylene gas therethrough. Thereafter,
O.S mg atom-Al in terms of aluminum atom of,

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i-Bu
(i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2, 0.5 mg atom in terms of aluminum
atom of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound
prepared in Example 2 and 0.005 mmole of
S ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride were successively added
to the autoclave to initiate polymerization. The polymerization
was carried out at 70C for 1 hour while continuously feeding
propylene gas thereto, whereby 15.7 g of isotactic polypropylene
having an intrinsic viscosity [11] of 0.27 dl/g as measured at 135C
10 in decalin and Mw /Mn of 1.9 was obtained.
Comparative Examplé 17
The polymerization of Example 44 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used 2.5 mg atom in terms of aluminum atom of the5 aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, and no
i-Bu
(i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 was used, whereby 12.0 g of
isotactic polypropylene having an intrinsic viscosity [rl] of 0.14
dl/g and Mw /Mn of 1.9 was obtained.
2 0 Example 45
[Polymerization]
The polymerization of Example 43 was repeated except that

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i-lBu
the amount of (i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 used was changed to
0.5 mg atom-Al, and there was used 0.05 mg atom-Al of the
benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in
Example 3, whereby 88.2 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene
copolymer having MFR of 12.2 g/10 min, a density of 0.901 g/cm3
and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was obtained.
Example 46
The polymerization of Example 45 was repeated except that
1 0 in place of the 4-methyl-1-pentene, there was used l-octene, and
7 x 10-8 mole of ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride
i-Bu
and 1 mg atom-Al of (i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 was used,
whereby 74.4 g of an ethylene/l-octene copolymer having MFR of
1 5 10.3 g/10 min, a density of 0.895 g/cm3 and Mw /~n of 2.3 was
obtained.
Example 47
The polymerization of Example 45 was repeated except that
i-7u
in place of the (i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2, there was used 1.0
mg atom-Al of isobutylaluminoxane (molecular weight 1090
measured by cryoscopic method), whereby 84.2 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 12.5

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g/10 min, a density of 0.899 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.4 was
obtained.
Example 48
[Polymerization]
A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 900 ml of 4-methyl-1-pentene,
followed by rise in temperature up to 50C. To the autoclave
were added 0.22 ml of a suspension of the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 1 in toluene
(0.44 mole-Al/l), 0.5 ml of a solution of an aluminoxane having at
least one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl group bonded to
the aluminum atom,
i.e. (i-Bu)2Al-(O- IAl)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 in toluene (1 mole-Al/l) and 0.5
i-Bu
ml of a polution of triisobutyl aluminum in toluene ( 1 mole-Al/l).
After elevating the temperature to 75C, 1 ml of a solution of
bis(methylcyclopentadienyl) zirconium dichloride in toluene
(0.001 mole-Zr/l) was injected, together with ethylene, into the
autoclave to initiate polymerization. The polymerization was
carried out at the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G and 80C for 40
minutes while continuously feeding ethylene thereto, whereby
84.0 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR

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of 0.95 g/10 min, a density of 0.886 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 18
The polymerization of Example 48 was repeated except that
S in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used 0.1 mg atom in terms of Al atom of the
aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, whereby 42.1 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having MFR of 0. 8 8
g/10 min, a density of 0.890 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
1 0 obtained.
Comparative Example 19
The polymerization of Example 48 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used 0.5 mg atom in terms of Al atom of the
l S aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, and no
i- IBu
(i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 and triisobutyl aluminum were
used, whereby 50.1 g of an ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene
copolymer having MFR of 9.SS g/10 min, a density of 0.890 g/cm3
20 and Mw rn of 2.2 was obtained.
Example 49
[Polymerization]

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A 500 ml glass autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen
was charged with 350 ml of toluene and 25 ml of l-octene and
elevated in temperature up to 65oC. Thereafter, while passing
ethylene gas therethrough, 0.4 mg atom-Al in terms of aluminum
S atom of,
i-7u
(i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2, 0.1 mg atom in terms of aluminum
atom of (i-Bu)2AlOMe, 0.2 mg atom in terms of aluminum atom of
the benzéne-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared
10 in Example 2 and 0.002 mmole of bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium
dichloride were successively added to the autoclave to initiate
polymerization. The polymerization was carried out at 70C for
30 minutes while continuously feeding ethylene gas thereto,
whereby 11.6 g of ethylene/l-octene copolymer having MFR of
15 4.56 g/10 min, a density of 0.904 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.3 was
obtained.
Example S0
[Polymerization]
` The polymerization of Example 48 was repeated except that
2 0 in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound
prepared in Example 1, there was used O.OS mg atom-Al of the
benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in
Example 3, whereby 80.8 g of an ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene

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copolymer having MFR of 1.13 g/10 min, a density of 0.887 g/cm3
and Mw /Mn of 2.2 was obtained.
Example S 1
[Polymerization]
S A 2 liter stainless steel autoclave thoroughly purged with
nitrogen was charged with 600 ml of toluene and 300 ml of 4-
methyl-l-pentene, followed by rise in temperature up to 50C. To
the autoclave were added 0.1 1 ml of a suspension of the benzene-
insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in Example 1
in toluene (0.44 mole-Al/l), O.S ml of a solution of triisobutyl
aluminum in toluene(l mole-Al/l) and 0.5 ml of a solution of an
aluminoxane having at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-
alkyl group bonded to the aluminum atom,
i.e. (i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 in toluene (1 mole-Al/l).
i-Bu
After elevating the temperature to 75C, 0.3 ml of a solution of
ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride in toluene (O.OOOS
mole-Zr/l) was injected, together with ethylene, into the autoclave
to initiate polymerization. The polymerization was carried out at
2 0 the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G and 80C for 40 minutes while
continuously feeding ethylene thereto, whereby 95.5 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having MFR of 15.2

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g/10 min, a density of 0.899 g/cm3 and Mw rn of 2.3 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 20
The polymerization of Example 51 was repeated except that
5 in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used 0.05 mg atom in terms of Al atom of the
aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, whereby 53.9 g of an
ethylene/4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer having M FR of 10.2
g/10 min, a density of 0.906 g/cm3 and Mw /Mn of 2.4 was
1 0 obtained.
Comparative Example 21
The polymerization of Example 51 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
there was used 0.5 mg atom in terms of Al atom of the5 aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, and no triisobutyl aluminum
i-Bu
and (i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 were used, whereby 62.8 g of
an ethylene/4-methyl- 1 -pentene copolymer having M FR of 35.6
g/10 min, a density of 0.897 g/cm3 and M w r n of 2.2 was
2 0 obtained.
Example 52
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A S00 ml glass autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen
was charged with 250 ml of toluene and elevated in temperature
up to 65C while passing propylene gas therethrough. Thereafter,
0.2 mg atom-Al in terms of aluminum atom of,
i-7U
(i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2, 0.3 mg atom-Al in terms of
aluminum atom of (i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2 and O.S mg atom in
terms of aluminum atom of the benzene-insoluble
organoaluminum oxy-compound prepared in~ Example 2 and 0.005
10 mmole of ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride were
successively added to the autoclave to initiate polymerization.
The polymerization was carried out at 70C for 1 hour while
continuously feeding propylene gas thereto, whereby 16.2 g of
isotactic polypropylene having an intrinsic viscosity [11] of 0.29
15 dl/g as measured at 135C in decalin and Mw /Mn of 2.1 was
obtained.
Comparative Example 22
The polymerization of Example 52 was repeated except that
in place of the benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound,
2 0 there was used 2.5 mg atom in terms of aluminum atom of the
aluminoxane prepared in Example 1, and no

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i-lBu
(i-Bu)2Al-(O-Al)2-O-Al(i-Bu)2 and (i-Bu)2Al-O-Al(i-Bu)2 were
used, whereby 12.0 g of isotactic polypropylene having an
intrinsic viscosity [Tl] of 0.14 dl/g and Mw /~ of 1.9 was
5 obtained.